Practical Mechanics for Boys Part 28

Undercut. A wall of a groove or recess which is sloping.

Undulatory. A wave-like motion, applied generally to light and electricity.

Unit. A base for calculating from.

Unison. Acting together; as one.

Unsized. Generally applied to the natural condition of paper or fabric which has no glue or other fixing substance on it.

Vaporising. To change from a liquid or solid to a gas.

Variation. Changing into different conditions; unlike forms.

Verge. The edge; usually applied to the shoulder of a watch spindle, particularly to the escapement.

Vertical. Up and down. The direction of a plumb line.

Velocity. The speed of an article through s.p.a.ce.

Vitascope. An instrument for determining the rate of vibration of different substances.

Vibration. The movement to and fro of all elements, and by means of which we are made sensitive of the different forces.

Vocation. The business or the calling of a person.

Warding. The act of cutting a projection or guard, such as is usually found on the insides of locks, and the correspondent detent in the key.

Watt. In electricity the unit of the rate of working in a circuit. It is the electro-motive force of one volt and the current intensity of one ampere.

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